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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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